Explore the Family Name Sulaiman

The meaning of Sulaiman

Arabic: variant of Suleiman. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Abdallah, Ibrahim, Laila, Mohamed, Abdul, Abed, Afifa, Afzal, Ahmed, Altaf, Ayman, Faisal.

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How common is the last name Sulaiman in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sulaiman has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 33,876 in popularity and by 2010 it advanced to rank 23,587, indicating a growth of over 30%. The total count of individuals with the Sulaiman surname followed the same upward trend, rising from 634 in 2000 to 1,076 in 2010, marking a substantial growth rate of nearly 70%. Additionally, for every 100,000 people surveyed, the proportion wielding the Sulaiman surname increased by 50%, moving from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.36 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,876	#23,587	30.37%
Count	634	1,076	69.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.36	50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sulaiman

When examining the ethnicity of those with the last name Sulaiman, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census revealed several shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Sulaimans identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by roughly 15%, while those reporting multiple ethnic identities dropped dramatically by over 63%. On the other hand, the percentage of Sulaimans identifying as White surged more than 41%, becoming the majority ethnic identity in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as Black saw a modest rise of approximately 7%, while there were no changes observed for the Hispanic and American Indian/Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	33.75%	47.68%	41.27%
Black	20.82%	22.21%	6.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	23.03%	19.52%	-15.24%
Two or More Races	18.14%	6.6%	-63.62%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%